Reflection #3 Final individual cultural diversity course reflection

Introduction:

Cultural diversity course has a lot of things that benefit the students are studying it. By studying this course you're studying a different cultures from all around the world and there are many things that are not allowed in our culture but allowed in others so, we'll know that by studying culture diversity.

Body:

In cultural diversity course I personally enjoyed almost every class we took, such as the class that we should record a video to differentiate our culture from others, because by that we used to talk to different people from different cultures and knew what did they think about ours.

Cultural diversity courses are important, because they provide the students information about other countries cultures so, he can communicate better to people with different cultures and he would know why they did this and why they did that.

The best age to learn this course is 18. because when you're 18 in many countries rules that allows you to do what ever you want to do so, you can travel and you'll know how to act in countries with different cultures.

The most interesting thing I learnt about this course is that I knew so much about isms that i didn't know anything about expect racism. and the Ads that presents discrimination to some people.

Harmony day is all about respect. so, if the UAE decided to make one, I think they'll do it on the same time the other countries doing it I think on 21/3 every year, and they should do it in the hospitals, schools and college. that should take the children to anywhere that contains an asian worker and teach them to respect even the cleaners in the streets because they're human and they do that because that is their work.

Conclusion:

Cultural diversity is one of the most important classes because it provides important information about knowing other people cultures.

Final presentation

Reflection 1 link

my reflection 1 link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPHXW-XV240

Exercise 3

Quiz 2

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

Quiz – What are Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Acculturation?

answer True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE.

1. A Multicultural society can be described as a society with a single set of values.	FALSE
2.      A “salad bowl” represents varied and separate cultures.	TRUE
3.      One aspect of Multiculturalism is respecting different   cultures.	TRUE
4.      Cultural Diversity can be represented by a “melting pot”	TRUE
5    . Acculturation means learning the culture of your birth country.	FALSE

Define in your own words:

1. “Melting Pot”    It is a metaphor used to describe the blending of cultures to form a dominant society.

2. “Salad Bowl”     It is a metaphor used to describe the variety of cultures present in one country. Each culture keeps some of their originality.

3. “Assimilation” This is when cultures blend together to form one.

4. “Acculturation” This is when one cultural group adopts the beliefs and behaviors of another group.

5. “Enculturation” Used to describe the process of first cultural learning.

Complete the sentence with words from the text:

Acculturation often results in changes to culture, customs and social institutions, as well as changes in food, clothing and language.

Give a synonym:

varied	change	respect	consider	dominate	influence
multiple	Binary	central	midway	interacting	move
specific	limited	represents	equal	adopt	accept

Give the opposite:

varied	homogeneous	respect	disrespect	gradually	rapidly
multiple	few	common	rare	dominant group	Weak group
specific	vague	contrasted with	Not full of	adopt	reject

Culture and Personality in Anthropology

Read the section about Culture and Personality in Anthropology. Answer these questions about that section:-

      Define “Anthropology” in your own words

     Answer:  Anthropology is the study of the behavior, physical, social and cultural development     f       of humans.

2. Define “movement” in this context

   Answer: Movement in this context is about how personality and culture patterns spread between societies.

3. What do you understand by “socialization of children” Give an example

       This is when children start to learn from the different types of cultures surrounding them.

4. Read this sentence again and give examples of childrearing in different societies and cultures: “socialization creates personality patterns. It helps shape people’s emotions, thoughts, behaviors, cultural values and norms to fit into and function as productive members in the surrounding human society. The study of culture and personality demonstrates that different socialization practices such as childrearing in different societies (cultures) result in different personality types.”

      Answer: In some cultures children are abused while they are being brought up, due to their behavior.

While in other cultures they are grounded.

5. Read this sentence again and say to what extent you agree: “all humans are the same when born, but childrearing in different societies causes deviations in behavior and personalities from each other.” 

    I agree to a high extent, childrearing causes the deviation in behavior and personality.

6. Reflect on the reading above. Can you see a link between your culture and your personality? Think about that in relation to your own culture first, and then think about personality and culture in a different society. Reflect. Give examples.

     Thank god I was brought up in a good family, my parents did not use violence on me but instead they had used some of the childrearing methods of other cultures such as grounding me if I was misbehaving or cutting some of my allowance. I think that my dad learnt this way of childrearing while he studied abroad in Ireland.

Exercise 2

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Quiz 1 - What is Cultural Diversity

Read the UNESCO report. True or False? If FALSE, write the TRUE answer.

1. At least 6000 different languages exist in the world.

True

2. Over 200 million people live outside the country where they were born.

False

3. One aspect of Human Rights is respecting different cultures.

True

4. Cultural Diversity means a lack of respect for freedom of thought.

False

5. Cultural Diversity can make a society stronger.

True

Vocabulary practice. Define in your own words:

1. Heterogeneous: means difference

2. Plurality: majority

3. Migration: move from own country to country or small town to city.

4. Fundamental: basic

5. Collective strength: power of group  

Now read the rest of the article, and answer these questions by researching on the internet.

1. The article mentions food as an example of Cultural Diversity. Can you think of something else which could add interest and richness in a culturally diverse country?

Music

2. Name three ways in which people of different cultures can help a country to function in the new global economy.

Give new experience , have enough labor, language

3. From the internet, in relation to Cultural Diversity, find a picture and a definition of “Melting pot” and “Garden salad”.

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/melting_pot/Location?oid=31521

http://sadaf-culinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/09/healthy-garden-salad.html

melting pot: different culture makes one culture

Garden salad: new culture came from mixed culture 

4. Britain today is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Look on the internet and find out which nationalities make up the “ethnic minority population of over 4 million”.

Caribbean, African, Indian, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis.

5. Australia is another of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The University of Melbourne has a policy on Cultural Diversity. Read the two paragraphs and summarize them in your own words.

University of Melbourne is interested in cultural diversity. The university supports the staff and student to be proud of their culture and understand it.

Vocabulary practice. Give the opposite:

Varied - homogeneous

Increasingly - decreasingly

Respecting - Disrespect

Strength - weakness

Improving - deteriorating

Inclusive - Exclusive

Majority - Minority

Tolerance - intolerance

Equality - inequality

Vocabulary practice. Give a synonym:

Diverse - Variety

Creative - inventive

Uniqueness - exclusivity

Dignity - respect

Integrated - Included

Asset - valuable

Global - universal

Benefit - Profit

Harmony - unison